The phone weighs only 114g and is a mere 9.3mm thick. The only disappointments are the lack of a front facing camera, a battery with a lower-than-average battery capacity (1650mAh) and the lack of HD ready video recording.

The HTC Desire X will face some tough competition from the likes of the Sony Xperia U, which can be purchased for significantly less, but does not have a microSD card slot.

The HTC Desire X is the sixth handset carrying the Desire branding, after the Desire, the Desire C, the Desire S, the Desire HD and the Desire Z.